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The Coach & Horses, a traditional coaching inn in Bolton-by-Bowland, has extended its current dining offer to launch a new fine dining tasting menu. With Head Chef Ian Moss at the helm, formerly of Northcote, The Ledbury and The Harwood Arms, the pub has two AA rosettes to its name and offers several different menus, […]

What the Dickens! Blackpool’s beautiful Grand Theatre features in an exciting episode of the brand-new BBC and NBC Universal International Studios children’s drama DODGER! Binge on the first five episodes of the classic Charles Dickens tale now on BBC iPlayer and be transported back in time to the wonder of Victorian England and enjoy the […]

A professor of medical education at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has won a prestigious national award for his outstanding contribution to medical education. Professor John McLachlan from UCLan’s School of Medicine has been named by the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) as the winner of its Gold Medal for 2022. […]

Business owners in Lancashire are being advised now is their last chance to apply for a Lancashire County Council-backed programme to help them prepare their business for investment or sale. Scale to Sale is a first of its kind collaboration between Two Zero, Lancashire County Council’s scaleup support service and Blackburn-based sales consultancy Sales Geek. […]

Partington’s Holiday Parks have proudly supported Doherty’s Destiny since 2019. As a Lancashire based, family-run company we admire the charities’ inspirational objective to promote positive mental health in the local young people of Lancashire. In order to help Doherty’s Destiny continue their incredible work in the local community, Partington’s have proudly donated £12,000 in aid […]

Preston City Council has successfully installed three lifesaving defibrillators at Preston’s most significant grassroots football sites – Moor Park, Ashton Park and Ribbleton Park. Match funded by the Lancashire Football Association, the devices are located within easy reach when football matches or training are taking place. The kits are fully accessible 24 hours a day, 7 […]

15 Nights, 18 Chefs and 15 Michelin Stars £68,000 raised for Hospitality Action 1,660 covers 560 bottles of Louis Roederer consumed and 70 bottles of Louis Roederer Cristal 1,400 bottles of wine enjoyed 13 regions of the British Isles and Ireland represented 77 different dishes served, including 24 fish & seafood dishes Lancashire, UK, February 2022 […]

One of Burnley’s biggest employers, VEKA plc, is doubling down on its commitment to help ‘Build the Future’ as it celebrates National Apprenticeship Week. The industry-leading supplier of uPVC windows and doors will take on a record number of apprentices this year as it kick-starts a new programme aimed at giving young people “more than […]

The refurbished Worden Hall is on track to open this summer as progress on site moves at pace. Already the iconic Worden Hall has seen a raft of changes as part of the refurbishment, which includes the removal of the central conservatory to make way for a beautiful entrance area and courtyard. Damaged windows have […]

Yesterday evening (Wed 2 February 2022) Marketing Lancashire hosted almost 400 tourism and hospitality partners and colleagues, at the new Orangeraie at Stanley House Hotel & Spa, where guest presenter Tez Ilyas, alongside Headline Sponsor UCLan and Destination Sponsor, Blackburn with Darwen Council celebrated the winners of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021. After a gap […]

Residents in South Ribble are being asked for their views on the council’s budget plans as the authority looks to make one of its biggest investments to help the borough recover from the pandemic. The authority is pledging more than £8 million to go towards creating affordable homes for local people, improving our parks and […]

Lancashire business owners and people looking at starting a new company are being urged to make the most of Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub’s refreshed support service, which is set to help 900 new and established firms over the next 18 months.  In December 2021, Boost; Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub, confirmed a £3.2m funding package to support 800 […]